Ex-Delhi cricketer seen giving information about fixing in sting operation, father says hang him if guilty

One out of two people in the video, who was making the bold claim of fixing sessions in third Ashes Test in Perth is an ex-Delhi cricketer Sobers Joban, son of the cricket coach Baljit Singh Joban, who runs a coaching centre in Vikaspuri, Delhi.

Sobers Joban is one of the guys who was seen in the sting video by The Sun | Photo Credit: FB/sobers.joban&nbsp

New Delhi: In a stunning revelation by The Sun, two Indians were seen talking in a sting video about how they could fix the ongoing third Ashes Test in Perth and other tournaments like Indian Premier League (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL) and others.

One out of two people in the video, who was making this bold claim, is an ex-Delhi cricketer Sobers Joban, son of the cricket coach Baljit Singh Joban, who runs a coaching centre in Vikaspuri, Delhi.

Sobers, who has represented Delhi and Himachal Pradesh at junior levels, is remembered as an average player in Delhi cricket circle but boasts of having links with players from Australia, Pakistan, and South Africa.

His career came to halt after the accuracy of his certificates was questioned that also led to a police case against him.

Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland was quick to react and said the allegations were serious, but he was confident, based on the dossier handed to the ICC, there was no reason "to suspect that this Test match or indeed the Ashes series as a whole is subject to corrupt activities".

“My son used to organise matches in Delhi. Maybe he met someone there, how would I know? Now that the ICC is investigating the case, let’s wait. If he has done something wrong, let them hang him… I asked him this morning about the incident and he said he had not done anything wrong. He’s a grown-up, I can’t advise him,” said Baljit Singh as per a report in The Indian Express.

“He was a good player but rarely played the case. He has not played for the last four years. At one point, he was so depressed that I feared he would commit suicide. Currently, he stays here with me,” he added.

The Indian pair -- secretly filmed at hotels in Dubai and Delhi during the paper's four-month investigation -- claimed corrupt players would signal the fix was on by making a subtle gesture on the field, such as changing their gloves.

Ex-Delhi cricketer seen giving information about fixing in sting operation, father says hang him if guiltyDescription:One out of two people in the video, who was making the bold claim of fixing sessions in third Ashes Test in Perth is an ex-Delhi cricketer Sobers Joban, son of the cricket coach Baljit Singh Joban, who runs a coaching centre in Vikaspuri, Delhi.Times Now